Re: Beginning gardening

Agree. But we didn't have junior high schools or middle schools, either. We had grammar school [k-6] and high school [7-12]. Animal husbandry was one of the choices for curriculum major in high school. I chose math/science because I was lazy and didn't want to swamp out stalls and holding pens, although a classmate and best bud who did made a considerable fortune breeding and racing quarter horses after graduation.




On Feb 17, 2006, at 2:33 PM, Cathy Carpenter wrote:

A shame schools don't still do that... the junior high here in Quincy
had a greenhouse, its still there, but no longer used and totally
neglected. They said it cost too much. (Not as much as maintaining
their football team, I bet!)

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Feb 17, 2006, at 6:19 AM, james singer wrote:


I was not quite 5 years old when I started kindergarden. At that
time, all Los Angeles city schools had garden plots, one plot for
each class. Working in the garden plot was very much part of the
daily curriculum. We turned the soil, formed hills and rows,
planted seeds [mostly vegetables], pulled weeds, irrigated,
harvested, and divvied up the harvest.


Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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